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PE must work on PR

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... were continuously overlooked. "We bring capital into a company which fuels the companies growth and generates more employment. But often publicity surrounding these deals focuses on the purchase price and how much leverage is used," said Jones. However ...

We knew it all along: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... Secretary of the Victorian Department for Treasury and Finance, had discussed "the challenges posed by a near full employment economy being hit by historically high terms of trade that have produced an excess demand for most categories of labour; put ...

Coordinated policy will boost population and capacity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... "Policies that lower the direct and indirect costs to families of raising children, and allow women to combine paid employment with childrearing are likely to have a positive impact on the fertility rate," noted the report. But it's also not just about ...

High rates pose threat to direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... with, then that's going to have an impact on the sector. If there's a lot of contraction in business and a rise in employment debt, then that will affect the industrial segment, while constraints in consumer spending will impact the retail side of things ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 142 points at 5,648. In data news today, the Seek Employment Index is due. In equities, Macquarie Group Ltd holds its 2008 operational briefing and Tower Ltd holds its annual general ...

We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... sentiment dropped further... Industrial production fell in October, as did orders and shipments of capital goods. "Employment gains stepped down during the four months ending in November from their pace earlier in the year. Headline consumer price inflation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... price index was down 47 points at 5957. In local news today, the ANZ job ads data for December are due, while the SEEK Employment Index for December was released earlier today, showing tightness in the Australian labour market eased in December as recruitment ...

When a lift in unemployment is good news

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
An economy moving to full employment has big implications for economic policy and how we should read the macro indicators. In a major speech to the NSW Economic Society this week, Dr Steven Kennedy from the Commonwealth Treasury said while the most ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for October, and the Manpower/Melbourne Institute Employment Report for December is published. In equities, Ten Network Holdings Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Sydney (10.00am ...

AMP grants $100,000 to Future2

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... 'hard-end' young people in the community. "Whitelion and Future2 will identify programs in areas such as mentoring, employment and outreach which assist young offender and those at risk of custody," said Dieters. Many institutions already have their ...